Late Kyah Simon strike salvages 1-1 draw for Matildas against USA

• Heavy deflection gives Australia 88th-minute equaliser
• Ashley Hatch's second goal in two games opened scoring early

On Saturday it took Ashley Hatch 24 seconds to score the USA's opener. Three days later the Matildas made it to three minutes and 16 seconds without conceding to the very same player. By the simplest of definitions, this is an improvement. Likewise, a 1-1 draw in Newcastle is better than a 3-0 loss in Sydney.

Apart from that there is not much more to say after this two-match friendly series. There is little more learned than what we already knew: that Australia play freely in attack but struggle with the final ball, and that they also play freely at the back - though in a less complimentary sense.